Slow Computer

Herb5712

I have recently re-installed Windows XP (SP3) on my desktop. Before the reinstallation I had Bitdefender Internet Security 2009. I now have Bitdefender Internet Security 2011.

The computer runs slowly to open programs and lags when programs are running. I have started a Bitdefender scan, and after 40 minutes, it showing that it will take 24 hours to complete and it is processing one (1) file per second.

My computer is ASUS MX800 motherboard 2GHz CPU system with 1.46GB RAM. I am running Windows XP PRO (SP3). I have no other antivirus installed.

Further, I have completed a defrag of the hard drive (160GB) which is 79% free.

nikki605

Welcome to the forum.

In My Computer, check the Properties of the C: drive for the amount of used disk space. My WinXP Pro SP3 system has ~53GB of used space that has to be scanned. Reading your last line, it looks like it will be somewhere between 30-35GB.

On my last Full System Scan, Aug 11, these were the results from my scan log:

[-]Detailed Scan Summary

[-]Basic

Scanned items: 518915

Infected items: 0 (no infected items have been detected)

Suspect items: 0 (no suspected items have been detected)

Resolved items: 0 (no threats have been detected during this scan)

Unresolved items: 0 (no issues remained unresolved)

[-]Advanced

Scan time: 01: 37: 58

Files per second: 88

Skipped items: 42314

Password-protected items: 5

Over-compressed items: 0

Scanned archives: 39270

Input-output errors: 0

Scanned boot sectors: 4

Scanned processes: 3281

Infected processes: 0

Scanned registry keys: 11076

Infected registry keys: 0

Scanned cookies: 32

Infected cookies: 0

[-]Scan Options

[-]Target Threat Types:

Scan for viruses: Yes

Scan for adware: Yes

Scan for spyware: Yes

Scan for applications: Yes

Scan for dialers: Yes

Scan for rootkits: No

Scan for keyloggers: Yes

[-]Virus Scanning Options:

Scan registry keys: Yes

Scan cookies: Yes

Scan boot sectors: Yes

Scan memory processes: Yes

Scan archives: Yes

Scan runtime packers: Yes

Scan e-mails: Yes

Scan all files: Yes

Heuristic Scan: Yes

Scanned extensions: not configured

Excluded extensions: not configured

I've highlighted some of the key numbers in red for comparison.

Regards,